Suspect in fatal arson arrested while setting another residential fire: Durham police | CBC News
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Suspect in fatal arson arrested while setting another residential fire: Durham police | CBC News
"Durham Region police reported that the 23-year-old man was arrested while allegedly setting another residential fire, despite being on probation and barred from incendiary devices."
"The suspect was found using an improvised ignition device to start a fire in Courtice, Ontario, on April 1, with no injuries to anyone in the house."
"Investigators linked the suspect to a fatal fire that occurred on February 22, where emergency crews discovered 78-year-old Gerald Schad dead inside a burning residence."
A 23-year-old man from Oshawa, Ontario, was arrested for allegedly setting a residential fire while on probation. He faces charges including manslaughter and two counts of arson. Police discovered him using an improvised ignition device to start a fire in Courtice on April 1, with no injuries reported. Investigators connected him to a fatal fire that occurred on February 22, where 78-year-old Gerald Schad was found dead inside a residence engulfed in flames.
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